NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate volleyball among its Division I members in the United States. It has been contested every winter since 1981, except 2020.[1]

AssociationNCAA
Founded1981; 45 years ago (1981)
DivisionDivision I
Quick facts Association, Sport ...
NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
AssociationNCAA
SportCollege indoor volleyball
Founded1981; 45 years ago (1981)
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams64
Country United States
Most recent
champion
Texas A&M (1st title)
Most titlesStanford (9)
BroadcasterABC
Official websiteNCAA.com
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Texas A&M won the most recent tournament, defeating Kentucky 3–0 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Stanford has been the most successful program, with nine national titles.

History

From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women conducted the women's collegiate volleyball championships.

Volleyball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA won the fight and assumed the AIAW's authority and membership.

The first NCAA championship tournament was held in 1981, with 20 schools competing for the title. The tournament expanded gradually, moving to 28 teams in 1982, 32 in 1986, 48 in 1993, 56 in 1997, and finally to its current size of 64 in 1998.

There is also an NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, which until 2012 was open to members of all three NCAA divisions, as there are far fewer men's programs than women's. However, starting in the 2011–12 school year (2011 women's season, 2012 men's season), a Division III championship was established. The National Collegiate championship now involves only Division I and II members; under NCAA rules, D-II schools can compete under D-I rules in any sport that does not have a dedicated D-II national championship.[citation needed]

Champions

  • The following is a list of Division I champions and runners-up with the champion's overall record, city, site and other national semifinal participants.

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships for the Division I volleyball champions from 1970 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.

More information Year, Host city (University) ...
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship[2]
Year Host city
(University)
Host Arena Final Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1981 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion USC (2710) 3–2 UCLA San Diego State 3–0 Pacific
1982 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Hawaiʻi (331) 3–2 USC San Diego State 3–2 Stanford
1983 Lexington, Kentucky
(Kentucky)
Memorial Coliseum Hawaiʻi (2) (342) 3–0 UCLA Stanford 3–1 Pacific
1984 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (336) 3–2 Stanford Pacific 3–1 San Jose State
1985 Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Western Michigan)
Read Fieldhouse Pacific (363) 3–1 Stanford USC 3–2 UCLA
1986 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Pacific (2) (393) 3–0 Nebraska Texas, Stanford
1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena Hawaiʻi (3) (372) 3–1 Stanford Illinois, Texas
1988 Minneapolis
(Minnesota)
Williams Arena Texas (345) 3–0 Hawaiʻi Illinois, UCLA
1989 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Blaisdell Arena Long Beach State (325) 3–0 Nebraska UT Arlington, UCLA
1990 College Park, Maryland
(Maryland)
Cole Field House UCLA (2) (36–1) 3–0 Pacific LSU, Nebraska
1991 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (3) (31–5) 3–2 Long Beach State LSU, Ohio State
1992 Albuquerque, New Mexico
(New Mexico)
University Arena Stanford (312) 3–1 UCLA Long Beach State, Florida
1993 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
UW Field House Long Beach State (2) (322) 3–1 Penn State BYU, Florida
1994 Austin, Texas
(Texas)
Frank Erwin Center Stanford (2) (321) 3–1 UCLA Penn State, Ohio State
1995 Amherst, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts)
Mullins Center Nebraska (321) 3–1 Texas Stanford, Michigan State
1996 Cleveland, Ohio
(Cleveland State)
CSU Convocation Center Stanford (3) (312) 3–0 Hawaiʻi Nebraska, Florida
1997 Spokane, Washington
(Washington State)
Spokane Arena Stanford (4) (332) 3–2 Penn State Long Beach State, Florida
1998 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
Kohl Center Long Beach State (3) (360) 3–2 Penn State Nebraska, Florida
1999 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Stan Sheriff Center Penn State (361) 3–0 Stanford Long Beach State, Pacific
2000 Richmond, Virginia
(VCU)
Richmond Coliseum Nebraska (2) (340) 3–2 Wisconsin Hawaiʻi, USC
2001 San Diego
(San Diego State)
Cox Arena Stanford (5) (332) 3–0 Long Beach State Arizona, Nebraska
2002 New Orleans
(New Orleans)
New Orleans Arena USC (2) (311) 3–1 Stanford Hawaiʻi, Florida
2003 Dallas Reunion Arena USC (3) (350) 3–1 Florida Hawaiʻi, Minnesota
2004 Long Beach, California
(Long Beach State)
Long Beach Arena Stanford (6) (306) 3–0 Minnesota USC, Washington
2005 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome Washington (321) 3–0 Nebraska Santa Clara, Tennessee
2006 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Nebraska (3) (331) 3–1 Stanford UCLA, Washington
2007 Sacramento, California
(Sacramento State)
ARCO Arena Penn State (2) (342) 3–2 Stanford California, USC
2008 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Penn State (3) (380) 3–0 Stanford Nebraska, Texas
2009 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
St. Pete Times Forum Penn State (4) (380) 3–2 Texas Hawaiʻi, Minnesota
2010 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC)
Sprint Center Penn State (5) (325) 3–0 California Texas, USC
2011 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome UCLA (4) (306) 3–1 Illinois Florida State, USC
2012 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Texas (2) (294) 3–0 Oregon Michigan, Penn State
2013 Seattle, Washington
(Washington)
KeyArena Penn State (6) (342) 3–1 Wisconsin Texas, Washington
2014 Oklahoma City
(Oklahoma)
Chesapeake Energy Arena Penn State (7) (363) 3–0 BYU Stanford, Texas
2015 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CenturyLink Center Omaha Nebraska (4) (324) 3–0 Texas Kansas, Minnesota
2016 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Stanford (7) (277) 3–1 Texas Minnesota, Nebraska
2017 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC & Kansas)
Sprint Center Nebraska (5) (334) 3–1 Florida Penn State, Stanford
2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Minnesota)
Target Center Stanford (8) (341) 3–2 Nebraska BYU, Illinois
2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Duquesne)
PPG Paints Arena Stanford (9) (30–4) 3–0 Wisconsin Baylor, Minnesota
2020[a] Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Kentucky (24–1) 3–1 Texas Washington, Wisconsin
2021 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Wisconsin (31–3) 3–2 Nebraska Louisville, Pittsburgh
2022 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Texas (3) (28–1) 3–0 Louisville Pittsburgh, San Diego
2023 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
Amalie Arena Texas (4) (28–4) 3–0 Nebraska Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
2024 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Penn State (8) (352) 3–1 Louisville Pittsburgh, Nebraska
2025 Kansas City, Missouri
(Kansas)
T-Mobile Center Texas A&M (294) 3–0 Kentucky Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
2026 San Antonio, Texas
(UTSA)
Alamodome
2027 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena
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  1. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA moved its 2020–21 championship events in fall sports from fall 2020 to spring 2021. The NCAA is labeling the tournament as the "2020" edition, but the season as "2020–21".

Statistics

Team titles

NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is located in the United States
PennState
Penn
State
Stanford
Stanford
UCLA
UCLA
Nebraska
Nebraska
⇙ Hawaiʻi
⇙ Hawaiʻi
LongBeachState
Long
Beach
State
USC
USC
Texas
Texas
Pacific
Pacific
Kentucky
Kentucky
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Washington
Washington
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Schools with national championships
— 9 championships, – 8 championships, – 5 championships, – 4 championships, – 3 championships
– 2 championships, – 1 championship
More information Team, Number ...
Team Number Year won
Stanford 9 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2018, 2019
Penn State 8 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2024
Nebraska 5 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 4 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023
UCLA 4 1984, 1990, 1991, 2011
Hawaiʻi 3 1982, 1983, 1987
Long Beach State 3 1989, 1993, 1998
USC 3 1981, 2002, 2003
Pacific 2 1985, 1986
Kentucky 1 2020
Texas A&M 1 2025
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021
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Results by team and year

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  SF  Semifinals
  •  QF  Quarterfinals
  •  16  Round of 16
  •  20   28   32  Second Round (20 teams 1981, 28 teams 1982 through 1985, 32 teams 1986 to present)
  •    First Round (48 teams 1993 through 1996, 56 teams 1997, 64 teams 1998 through present, except 2020)
  •  P  From 1994 through 1997, some teams would have to play in a play-in game to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The losers of these games are not considered by the NCAA to have participated in the NCAA Tournament. They are marked on this table, though these seasons do not accumulate toward their total appearances.
  •  16   32     The team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.

Starting in 1993, the NCAA seeded the top 4 seeds in each region. This was expanded to the top 8 seeds in each region in 2022. For these seasons, teams' seeds are shown in superscript to the left of the result.

More information School, Conference (as of 2025) ...
School Conference
(as of 2025)
# 16 QF SF CG CH 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Stanford    
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Penn State    
Big Ten45362114118162816162816323232QF1616³RU²SF⁴16²QF¹RU¹RU¹CH³QF32³32³QF¹16¹16¹QF¹CH¹CH¹CH¹CH²16¹SF¹CH²CH²16⁴16¹SF²QF³QF⁴1632⁴16⁵16¹CH⁸32
Nebraska    
Big Ten444134181151628QFQFRUQF16RUSFQF1632¹QF¹CH¹SF²QF¹SF³16¹CH¹SF¹QF³16¹QF¹RU¹CH¹QF¹SF³QF¹16¹32¹QF²QF⁴QF¹CH¹SF²CH²RU²QF²QF³RU²16¹RU¹SF¹QF
Texas    
SEC42372915941616QFQFSFSFCHQFQF16QF¹QF32²RU⁴16³16³QF⁴323232²1632²QF¹QF¹SF¹RU³SF¹QF¹CH¹SF¹SF¹RU¹RU²QF²QF¹16¹RU¹QF¹CH²CH³16¹QF
UCLA    
Big Ten3929221284RUQFRUCHSF3216SFSFCHCHRU¹QF¹RU²QF3232³QF⁴QF²QF32²QF⁴QF⁴16¹SF²QF⁴16²3232³CH²32³16⁴16³QF⁴163232⁴16⁸32
Hawaii    
Big West422819953QFCHCH2816QFCHRUQF16QF²QF³16¹QF¹RU²QF¹16²SF³16²SF¹SF¹16²16³QF³32²QF³SF⁴32³1632³3232QF32³1632⁸✖32
Big West271310853283216CHQFRUSF¹CH²QF32²16¹SF¹CH²SF16¹RU3232323232
USC    
Big Ten4124171043CHRU28QFSF323232161632²QF1616³16⁴16⁴32¹SF¹QF¹CH¹CH²SF³32²16²SF3232²SF²SF²QF²QF32¹QF³QF³3232⁶32⁸32⁶32⁴32
Pacific    
West Coast241911732SFQFSFSFCHCHQFQF16RU16QF³16⁴16⁴32²1632³16¹SF¹16³163232
Wisconsin    
Big Ten29231674116163216¹QF²QF32²RU²16⁴3232⁴QF³QF³16²32³RU¹QF²16¹QF16²QF¹RU¹SF¹CH¹QF¹SF²QF³SF
Kentucky    
SEC27166221QFQF161616⁴32321616⁴16⁴32⁴3232¹QF³16³16¹CH²32³16²16³QF¹RU
Washington    
Big Ten28171251132QF323232⁴1632³QF²SF¹CH²SF²32²QF²32QF32⁴16¹SF¹16²QF²QF²3216²QF²SF⁴16⁸✖
Texas A&M    
SEC28113111162816323232⁴1632³1632⁴QF32³QF32⁴163216⁴323232³32⁴16⁶16³CH
Florida    
SEC36311782-16QFSF²SF³16¹QF¹SF²SF¹SF²QF⁴16³QF²SF¹RU32²QF³16⁴16⁴16⁴16¹16QF⁴16²32²QF³QF³32¹RU16³16²QF⁴16³16⁴32⁶1632
Louisville    
ACC3411532-283232323216⁴1632323216³163232³32⁴3232QF³16¹SF¹RU²QF¹RU²16
Minnesota    
Big Ten3022961-1616323216¹1632²16⁴SF¹RU32²QF²32³SF³16⁴16²QF³16¹SF¹SF²16¹16²SF¹16³QF²1632⁶32⁴16
Illinois    
Big Ten2819741-16QFSFSFQF3232QF32³16⁴163232⁴16³16²16²16¹RU⁴16³161616¹SF16
BYU    
Big 1238241131-16161628QFQFQF163232QF²SF³3232³QF²QF²QF³16³163232QF³1616RU⁴16⁴16⁴16¹SF⁴32⁴16³16⁷32⁴32⁵✖⁵✖
California    
ACC179421-161632321632³16323216³SF²QF³QF²RU32
Oregon    
Big Ten2110411-1632323216³16⁴32²RU32³163232⁴QF³16³QF²QF⁴16
Pittsburgh    
ACC21765--2828323216323232323232³32²32QF¹SF²SF¹SF¹SF¹SF
Ohio State    
Big Ten251942--1632SF32⁴16¹SF³16⁴16163232⁴16⁴16⁴16²QF⁴32³163216163216³1616³16³16³QF
Mountain West14832--SFSFQF16281616321632⁴1632
LSU    
SEC16532--QF3216SFSF1632⁴32⁴✖323232
Arizona    
Big 12301341--1616162816323232161616323216²QF²SF³QF32¹QF32³321632
Big Ten20731--²SF³QF32⁴✖32323216163216163232³32QF
Michigan    
Big Ten21721--32323232321616⁴QF16SF32³16163232
ACC26521--2828323232323232¹QF32³SF³3216²16321632⁷✖⁶✖⁷✖
WAC9421--281616QFSF32
Tennessee    
SEC20611--2016161632³16⁴SF32³32⁴323232³16⁷✖
San Diego    
West Coast27511--32323232³1632⁴163232³163232163232²SF⁸✖
Baylor    
Big 1214511--321632³3232¹SF³16²16⁴1632⁴32⁶32
Mountain West12511--1628SF16161632323232
Kansas    
Big 1214411--3232³32⁴16⁴✖³SF²321632⁴32³32⁴16
West Coast16111--3232³32SF32
Purdue    
Big Ten27186---16QF162816163232⁴16⁴1632³16⁴QF²1616QF32323232⁴16²QF²QF⁸32³16⁴16³QF
Big West30104---QF2816282832323232161616¹32323232²QF³16²QF⁴QF²16⁴3232
Cal Poly    
Big West1894---QFQFQF16QF3216321632⁴32⁴16323216
Creighton    
Big East1553---323232⁴16QF³32³3232⁴32⁴✖³16²QF³QF
Pepperdine    
West Coast2772---20282832323232323216²16³32²16³QF¹1616⁴QF3232
West Coast1852---3232³32²QF³1632⁴QF3232⁴16⁴3232⁷32⁴16
Iowa State    
Big 121852---323216QF¹16¹QF⁴163232⁴32⁶32⁷✖⁵32
ACC1542---32323232²QF1632²QF⁵32⁵16⁷32
Notre Dame    
ACC2161---1632⁴QF³16²1632163232⁴3232²1632
Missouri    
SEC1951---32⁴32³QF3216¹3232⁴1616323232⁸32⁷16
MAC1451---28QF1628161632321632
Duke    
ACC2041---162832323216⁴163232323232³QF⁴32
ACC2131---28283232323232³1632323232²QF32²16⁸3232
Oklahoma    
SEC1331---32QF32⁴1632163232⁸32
Houston    
Big 121321---32323232²QF⁵16⁸32
Arkansas    
SEC1321---32⁴32³16323232⁶32³QF
Summit911---QF32
Mountain West511---QF32
Wyoming    
Mountain West411---32QF32
Mountain West3210----281616321616323232³16²16⁴16⁴1632⁴3232163232⁴1632
Big 12228----1616282816323216³32⁴16³1632323232⁵16³32²16
Colorado    
Big 12224----323232²16⁴1632⁴1632323232323216⁵32
Utah    
Big 12204----323232⁴16323232³163232³163216⁴3232⁴32
Missouri Valley273----32323232321632⁴16¹16323232²✖²32323232⁸✖⁸32⁶32
Big 12193----323232163232²163232³3216⁴3232
West Coast163----16³163232321632⁷32
Marquette    
Big East143----323232⁴1632⁴16⁶32⁵1632
Georgia    
SEC123----16163232³16323232
New Mexico    
Mountain West93----16321616323232
Texas Tech    
Big 1292----16163232
Indiana    
Big Ten62----323216⁴16
American    
Patriot191----1632
CUSA181----323232⁴321632⁶32⁶32⁷✖
Dayton    
Atlantic 10181----32⁴3232⁴323232323232⁵32⁵16
Missouri Valley171----282828283232163232
Miami (FL)    
ACC141----1632323232⁷✖32⁸32⁵32
Cincinnati    
Big 12131----20323232323216
American121----323232321632⁴32
Ohio    
MAC101----32163232
Big Ten81----162828283232
CUSA71----321632
West Coast71----³163232
SMU    
ACC51----32⁷32²32²16
West Coast41----2816
Temple    
American41----16
St. John's    
Big East31----32³16
Fairfield    
MAAC15-----
Sun Belt14-----32323232
SWAC14-----PP32
LIU    
NEC14-----32
UCF    
Big 1213-----3232⁴✖3232⁵32
CUSA12-----283232
SEC11-----28323232323232
Ball State    
MAC11-----32323232
Big Sky11-----3232
Miami (OH)    
MAC10-----203232
Milwaukee    
Horizon10-----
SWAC10-----
Charleston    
CAA10-----3232
CUSA10-----32
Yale    
Ivy League10-----3232
Princeton    
Ivy League9-----P
Southland9-----32
Hofstra    
CAA9-----32
Rice    
American9-----3232⁵32⁷✖
High Point    
Big South9-----32
Clemson    
ACC8-----3232⁴✖3232
American8-----⁴323232
Atlantic 108-----32
Sun Belt8-----32
America East8-----
Lipscomb    
ASUN8-----
Big Sky8-----
Maryland    
Big Ten7-----3232⁴32⁴32323232
MAC7-----323232
Atlantic 107-----32³32
Colgate    
Patriot7-----P
Liberty    
CUSA7-----
Utah State    
Mountain West7-----3232⁶✖32
Albany    
America East7-----32
TCU    
Big 127-----32323232⁵32⁶32
Samford    
Southern7-----
Idaho    
Sun Belt6-----32
Big Sky6-----323232
Siena    
MAAC6-----PP
Ohio Valley6-----P32
UMBC    
America East6-----P
Sun Belt6-----⁷✖
Horizon6-----
Winthrop    
Big South6-----
Horizon6-----
SWAC6-----
Denver    
Summit6-----
Howard    
MEAC6-----
Big West5-----3232
Towson    
CAA5-----P32⁸✖
Ohio Valley5-----32
Nevada    
Mountain West5-----
Penn    
Ivy League5-----32
Alabama    
SEC5-----32
Ole Miss    
SEC5-----32
Delaware    
CUSA5-----3232
Tulsa    
American5-----3232
SWAC5-----
Southland5-----
ASUN5-----3232
Summit5-----
Horizon5-----32
Lamar    
Southland4-----2828
Big Sky4-----323232
NC State    
ACC4-----3232
Big Sky4-----3232
MAC4-----3232
Atlantic 104-----323232
Radford    
Big South4-----
Sun Belt4-----
Missouri Valley4-----
Belmont    
Missouri Valley4-----
UNLV    
Mountain West4-----3232
MAAC4-----
Ohio Valley4-----32
ASUN4-----
Atlantic 103-----2832
UC Irvine    
Big West3-----3232
Big Sky3-----3232
Montana    
Big Sky3-----323232
Cornell    
Ivy League3-----
Valparaiso    
Missouri Valley3-----PPP
Brown    
Ivy League3-----
MEAC3-----
American3-----
Big Sky3-----
UTSA    
American3-----
FIU    
CUSA3-----3232
Ohio Valley3-----
Xavier    
Big East3-----⁸✖
ASUN3-----
Binghamton    
America East3-----
CUSA3-----32
VCU    
Atlantic 103-----
Atlantic 103-----⁴32
Summit3-----⁷✖
Summit3-----
Niagara    
MAAC3-----
Auburn    
SEC3-----3232⁷✖
Southern3-----
WAC3-----
Wofford    
Southern3-----
Providence    
Big East2-----2828
ASUN2-----28
Iowa    
Big Ten2-----32
Sun Belt2-----
DePaul    
Big East2-----
CUSA2-----
Rider    
MAAC2-----PP
Army    
Patriot2-----P
Marshall    
Sun Belt2-----
Southern2-----P
Butler    
Big East2-----
Ohio Valley2-----
Villanova    
Big East2-----
Bucknell    
Patriot2-----
Georgetown    
Big East2-----
Virginia    
ACC2-----
Davidson    
Atlantic 102-----
SWAC2-----
Manhattan    
MAAC2-----
Green Bay    
Horizon2-----
West Coast2-----
Iona    
MAAC2-----
UAB    
American2-----32
Ohio Valley2-----
Tulane    
American2-----⁴32
Furman    
Southern2-----
Big Sky2-----
Horizon2-----
ASUN2-----
MEAC2-----
Hampton    
CAA2-----
Big West2-----
Mountain West2-----32
Summit2-----
CUSA2-----
CAA2-----
CAA2-----
Campbell    
Sun Belt2-----
MEAC2-----
Southland2-----
MEAC2-----
UTEP    
CUSA2-----⁶✖
Rutgers    
Big Ten1-----28
defunct1-----32
Gonzaga    
West Coast1-----32
Memphis    
American1-----
American1-----
Lehigh    
Patriot1-----
Southern    
SWAC1-----
Sun Belt1-----
CAA1-----
CAA1-----
UT Martin    
Ohio Valley1-----
Nicholls    
Southland1-----
ACC1-----32
Big West1-----
MEAC1-----
MAC1-----
Duquesne    
Atlantic 101-----
IU Indy    
Horizon1-----
Southland1-----
Oakland    
Horizon1-----
Seton Hall    
Big East1-----
Harvard    
Ivy League1-----
Missouri Valley1-----
CAA1-----
Southland1-----
Syracuse    
ACC1-----32
Bryant    
America East1-----
MAC1-----
Navy    
Patriot1-----
Horizon1-----
CAA1-----32
SEC1-----
Southern1-----
UIC    
Missouri Valley1-----
Big 121-----
NEC1-----
Quinnipiac    
MAAC1-----
Mountain West1-----
Omaha    
Summit1-----
NEC1-----
St. Thomas    
Summit1-----
Toledo    
NEC1-----
SWAC------P
SWAC------PP
Wagner    
NEC------P
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Champions by decade

Winners of two or more consecutive championships

More information Wins, Team ...
Wins Team Years
4Penn State2007–2010
2Hawaiʻi1982, 1983
Pacific1985, 1986
UCLA1990, 1991
Stanford1996, 1997, 2018, 2019
USC2002, 2003
Penn State2013, 2014
Texas2022, 2023
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Common matchups in Championship Final

More information # of Times, Matchup ...
# of Times Matchup Record Years Played
4 Penn State vs Stanford Penn State 3–1 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008
3 Nebraska vs Texas Nebraska 2–1 1995, 2015, 2023
Stanford vs UCLA Stanford 2–1 1984, 1992, 1994
2 Hawaiʻi vs Stanford Tied 1–1 1987, 1996
Long Beach State vs Penn State Long Beach State 2–0 1993, 1998
Nebraska vs Stanford Tied 1–1 2006, 2018
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Tied 1–1 2000, 2021
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Champions by state

More information State, Wins ...
Champions by state
State Wins Years won
California 21 1981, 1984–1986, 1989–1994, 1996–1998, 2001–2004, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
Pennsylvania 8 1999, 2007–2010, 2013, 2014, 2024
Nebraska 5 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 5 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023, 2025
Hawaii 3 1982, 1983, 1987
Kentucky 1 2020
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021
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Final Four appearances

More information Team, Number ...
Team Number Champion Runner-up Semifinalist
Stanford 23 9 8 6
Cal 2 0 1 1
Pittsburgh 5 0 0 5
Louisville 3 0 2 1
Florida State 1 0 0 1
UCLA 12 4 4 4
USC 10 3 1 6
Washington 5 1 0 4
Oregon 1 0 1 0
Nebraska 18 5 6 7
Penn State 14 8 3 3
Minnesota 6 0 1 5
Wisconsin 7 1 3 3
Illinois 4 0 1 3
Ohio State 2 0 0 2
Michigan State 1 0 0 1
Michigan 1 0 0 1
Florida 8 0 2 6
LSU 2 0 0 2
Kentucky 2 1 1 0
Tennessee 1 0 0 1
Texas 14 4 5 5
Texas A&M 1 1 0 0
BYU 3 0 1 2
Arizona 1 0 0 1
Baylor 1 0 0 1
Kansas 1 0 0 1
Pacific 7 2 1 4
Santa Clara 1 0 0 1
San Diego 1 0 0 1
Hawaiʻi 9 3 2 4
Long Beach State 8 3 2 3
San Diego State 2 0 0 2
San Jose State 1 0 0 1
UT Arlington 1 0 0 1
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Current conference key

Pac 12
Big Ten
SEC
Big 12
ACC
West Coast
Big West
Mountain West
WAC

Records

  • Highest attendance: 21,860 (2024 Louisville-Penn State championship match)
  • Lowest attendance for a championship match: 0 (2020)[3][a]
  • Lowest seed to win championship: 11 (Stanford, 2004)
  • Lowest seed in championship game: Unseeded (BYU, 2014)
  • Most championships: Stanford (9)
  • Most consecutive championships: Penn State (4, 2007–10)
  • Most consecutive postseason victories: Penn State (26)
  • Most championships by a head coach: Russ Rose (7)
  • Most championships by conference: Pac-12 (17)
  • Most appearances in championship match: Stanford (17)
  • Most semifinal appearances: Stanford (23)
  • Most semifinal appearances without a championship: Florida (8)
  • Undefeated seasons (since 1981): Long Beach State (1998), Nebraska (2000), USC (2003), Penn State (2008, 2009)

[2][4]

  1. The lowest attendance for a championship match with no artificial attendance restrictions was 2,000 for the 1983 final.

Most Outstanding Player

In 1991 and now annually since 1996, the NCAA has awarded the most outstanding player(s) of the NCAA championship.[2]

More information Year, Most Outstanding Player ...
Year Most Outstanding Player School
1991 Natalie Williams
Antoinnette White
UCLA
Long Beach State
1996 Kerri Walsh Stanford
1997 Terri Zemaitis Penn State
1998 Misty May
Lauren Cacciamani
Long Beach State (2)
Penn State (2)
1999 Lauren Cacciamani (2) Penn State (3)
2000 Greichaly Cepero Nebraska
2001 Logan Tom Stanford (2)
2002 Keao Burdine Southern California
2003 Keao Burdine (2) Southern California (2)
2004 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford (3)
2005 Christal Morrison Washington
2006 Sarah Pavan Nebraska (2)
2007 Megan Hodge Penn State (4)
2008 Megan Hodge (2) Penn State (5)
2009 Destinee Hooker Texas
2010 Deja McClendon Penn State (6)
2011 Rachael Kidder UCLA (2)
2012 Bailey Webster Texas (2)
2013 Micha Hancock Penn State (7)
2014 Megan Courtney Penn State (8)
2015 Mikaela Foecke Nebraska (3)
2016 Inky Ajanaku Stanford (4)
2017 Mikaela Foecke (2)
Kelly Hunter
Nebraska (4,5)
2018 Morgan Hentz
Kathryn Plummer
Stanford (5,6)
2019 Kathryn Plummer (2) Stanford (7)
2020 Madison Lilley Kentucky
2021 Anna Smrek Wisconsin
2022 Logan Eggleston Texas (3)
2023 Madisen Skinner Texas (4)
2024 Jess Mruzik Penn State (9)
2025 Kyndal Stowers Texas A&M
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